I had one broken a few months ago. I got a couple quotes.. it was about $200 less then a brand new one. I'd just buy a new one.
For the new TV I'd pickup a screen protector for it. My son threw a toy at my TV the other day and I nearly had a heart attack from the flashbacks. Thank God I picked up one of these a few weeks earlier. It stopped it. LCD screens really break easily as you know. http://www.tv-armor.com
Mike

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I had one broken a few months ago. I got a couple quotes.. it was about $200 less then a brand new one. I'd just buy a new one.
For the new TV I'd pickup a screen protector for it. My son threw a toy at my TV the other day and I nearly had a heart attack from the flashbacks. Thank God I picked up one of these a few weeks earlier. It stopped it. LCD screens really break easily as you know. http://www.tv-armor.com
Mike

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Aug 28, 2013 - 36 posts - ‎24 authors
Samsung HL-R6178W DLP HDTV I just bought this tv used as is. Every once in a while, the right side of the screen goes black on all inputs. I have read ... As for the 1000 dollar price tag, that's totally bonkers. I found a web site ...Missing: ln52a580

CNETI have a 4 year old 67" Samsung DLP which has worked pretty well other than having... Over the past 6 months it's developed a new behavior where the right half of the screen goes completely black and stays that way until I power cycle the tv.Missing: ln52a580

Trying to find replacement parts for your model could be a task. LCDs are so inexpensive these days it would be cheaper to just replace it. Not sure if you have a Frys computer store nearby but I saw a 22" LCD for 129.00. Check your local electronics stores also. If you did find the part for your Gateway consider the cost and installation fees.

if the crack does not affect picture quality then it's only cosmetic, and you can use Krazy glue or a 5min epoxy to fill it in.

If however the crack does affect picture quality, then you could look into a repair center for repair and get an estimate. If the estimate will be over $100 then you may want to think about buying a new LCD tv.

Most LCD tv's have very small and long lightbulbs at the top and bottom. In the middle back are the electronics....The screen itself is made up of many layers of specialized plastics.

So if you dropped it on a hard surface, and in the future the screen turns dark on you at some point while on, then one or more of the bulbs would've been damaged.

I agree your screen is cracked. It's smooth to the touch because you're not actually touching the LCD section of the screen, just the protective coating. The advantage of owning an LCD TV over plasma... you can replace the screen either by going to the manufacturer or some place like e-bay. It's not a difficult thing to do if you take your time and pay attention to the details.

I had one broken a few months ago. I got a couple quotes.. it was about $200 less then a brand new one. I'd just buy a new one.
For the new TV I'd pickup a screen protector for it. My son threw a toy at my TV the other day and I nearly had a heart attack from the flashbacks. Thank God I picked up one of these a few weeks earlier. It stopped it. LCD screens really break easily as you know. http://www.tv-armor.com
Mike

Sounds like a crack in the lcd panel or a toren or seperated ribbon cable on the lcd panel,could also be a bad memory board but not likely,dropping the remote could not cause this problem unless the remote hit the tv when it was dropped